Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-25
EASTERN.
The Fisheries Retaliation
Bill Passed.
SPEECHES ON THE MEASURE.
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THE SENATE.

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THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January N.-At l Pm
the Senate, on motion of Edmunds, pro-
ceeded to the consideration of theESen
ate bill to authorize the President of th q
United States to protect and defend the
rights of American fishing vessels,
American fishermen, American trading
and other vessels in certain cases.
ingalls, thought these fishery Difficult.
ties must be ultimately settled, either by
negotiation or by war. This measure
was distinctly one of retaliation. He
thought it important that before the
Senate was called upon to vote that the
Committee on Foreign Relations should
advise the Senate whether this
measure was intended to be pa.
ciic or hostile. and whether it
was in effect an invitation to negoti.
ate or whether it was practically dec.
laration of war. He quoted fran the re.
port of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, and remarked that countries had
heen inundated with blood on lees prov.
ocation. The conduct of the Dominion
of Canada and Great Britain according
to report) was sufficient to justify and
warrant declaration of war on the part
of the United States. He thought it
would be better and more in accordance
with the dignity of the subject to select
a Commission to consider the object and
if possible bring about satisfactory un.
derstanding between Great Britain, Can.
ada and the United States in regard to
the fishery interests.
Frye made very impassioned
speech, charging the Canadian author
tiles with outrages and inhumani'ies
that would have disgraced the Fiji
Islanders; declaring that the purpose
of the proposed legislation was to
notify the government of Great Britain
that the continuance of such q course
would be at her peril. Ek intimated
very plainly that the proposed legisla-
ton was desired by tho President and
members of his Cabinet.
Hoar declared it to be his opinion that
the proceedings of the Canadian author
tiles in this m after were undertaken tor
the purpose of interfering with matter
which is purely of their own domestic
concern. 1t was not that Canada might
catch fish without molestation; it was
that she might sell fish without the in
reference of the American tariff policy
He regarded this attempt by a foreign
power to enforce upon the United States
against our will certain domestic
policy, as one of the most emphatic and
hagrant acts of hostility that could be
committed short of actual war.
Mr.. Edmunds asked ingalls, whether
he meant to say that any act which the
people of the United States might con-
slider violation of the treaty was nec-
essarily casus beW.
Ingalls.-I meant to say that the de.
clared and avowed and continued viola.
ton of the treaty oblig tions or of inter-
national law is O casus JeJi.
Edmunds.-It does not necessarily
follow that every breach of a treaty is to
be followed by war.
Iugalls. How about continuous, de-.
liberate wilful violation of treaty?
Edmunds.-That is a different thing.
ingalls,. is this case. This
trouble has got to be settled, so far as
this bill is concerned. either by diplom-
acy or by blood. England has always
been rufiian, a coward and bully, inso-
lent to the weak, tyransical to the
feeble. and cringing and obsequious to
the strong, her history for centuries has
been arecord OF crime against the human
race. In Ireland, in Scotland, in Wales.
against Roman Catholics, against the
Beers of South Africa, against
the Hindoos and Chinese; Wherever
there has been a feeble. weak, helpless
nation, Great Britain has been there for
the purpose of rapacity and plunder and
conquest. England bears no good will
to this country. The remembrance of
two defeats rankles, dare say, in the
breasts of Englishmen. When say
that Great Britain is not friendly to this
country, mean that the ruling classes
are unfriendly to this country. Her
course has always been one of wrong, in
science and outrage. England cheated
the South with false hopes Of recogni-
ton and injured the North by violation
of neutrality. l believe that there is
no special reciprocity of good will on the
part of America towards England.
There are few Americans who do not
regret Waterloo. There are few Amer.
leans who do not recognize the
fact that the course of England
towards this country has been
one of insolence and suspicion
and outrage from the beginning Of our
national existence. If read this trans
action Alright there is no purpose on the
part Of Great Britain to secure peace
full solution of the matter. see very
plainly what the purpose of Great
Britain has heen in the matter. She de-
sires to render it impossible for free
friendly reciprocal relations (political
and otherwise) to exist between Canada
and the United States.
Evarts argued in support OF the bill
which he said was not in the nature of
menace or tending at all in that direc-
ton. So far from the bill tending 10
war or tending to umbrage, it was in
tended to have the contrary effect. E
Riddleberger opposed the bill because
it was in the nature of a treaty with
Great Britain. He wanted no treaty.
After some further debate the bill was
passed. Yeas 4S, nays (Riddleberger)
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January "a. Under the
call of States the following bills were
introduced and referred: By Morrow, of
California, resolution of the California
Legislature, asking for the restoration of
Elk Governor Stoneman to the retired
list of the army with the rank OF
Colonel.
By Springer. Of Illinois, proposing a
constitutional amendment changing the
time tor the assembling Of Congress to
the first Wednesday of January of each
year.
BY Lawlor. of Illinois, resolution
directing the Committee on Naval At
fairs TO inquire into the expediency Of
Immediately appropriating IS, 0OO, 600 to
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